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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-02-26
BORROWING MONEY.
Honest Tins "COmpliment" Not Quite APP
preclated by Bank Manager.

Honest Tins "Compliment" Not Quite Ap-
preclated by Bank Manager.
Borrowing money is very favorite
practice with the Irish farmer; and until
recent period the banks made the
qualification of this taste extremely
easy. A Cork car driver lately said to
his fare: "Why. sir, while ago a
farmer need only to put on 'clane'
shirt, and go to the bank, and he'd get
what he wanted" The expectations,
however, of some of the borrowers were
too great, as the following incident,
which really occurred, very amusingly
shows. A certain small farmer, whom
we shall CALI Tim" for convenience,
called upon the manager of the National
Bank, in a town in the northeast of
the county of Cork. The following
dialogue ensued: "Good morning, yer
honor, called about little business;
and though there are other banks in
the town, thought I'd give yer honor
the compliment" "Well, Tim, and
what is the businessp" "Well, yei
honor, the interest on Kitty Keeffe' S
farm is selling off, and want to rise
eight hundred pounds to buy it," 'Non-
sense, Tim; the interest in her farm
isn't worth any thing like that. But
suppose l was fool enough to lend you
this money, how would you ever pay il
backp" Is it pay it agin, yer honor:
Nothin' aisier in life, Sure, the young
fellow would get ina fortune when ht
marries." "And may 1 ask, Tim, wha
age is the young fellow?" "He's three
years ould yer honor" 1t need hardly
be said that the manager did not see it
and Tim, in spite of his wish "to Civ,
him the compliment" was refused thu
loan of eight hundred pounds. ds.--Spcc
tnLOr
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-02-26
Killing White Gruhs.

The larva of the May beetle, usually
called the white grub, is the insect
which most often eats the young pota-
toes, causing the scab or scaly appear
ance of the matured tubers. This larva
lives in the soil three years, and tho
best means of eradicating the pest is to
throw out the field from the rotation
and turn in hogs to root out the pest.
In relation to destroying insect pests
generally, the application of salt must
be excessive, so much so as to injure
crops. Lime has no influence on soil
insects unless applied in immoderate
quantities, and even then there is no
definite conclusion that lime will de-
stroy.-Farnl, Field and Ssocknlaa.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-02-26
An Aggravating Woman.

Husband-We will have dinner to.
day Mt four o'clock.
Wife-An right, my dear.
Sand then we will order out the car
riage and take ride in Central Park"
"Iwas just going to propose that very
thing"
"And after that we will go to tho
theater.'"
'Just what like"
Sand after the theater is out we will
60 to the bali"
"Nothing suits me better"
"For heavens sake! don't drive me
crazy with your contradictions ~
zsaas !SVHngs.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-02-26
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS

-~Kind words never die," although,
they are frequently subject to a pro-
tracted trance Whitehall Times.
No usein reducing the cost of ofliving.
down to a nominal sum unless you can
get the nominal sum.
In old times parents brought chilli
dren up, but now children bring parents;
down.-B0stoD Courier.
What This country wants is a"den1
tist who can draw your tooth without.
drawing your attention to the fact.
DunSUtlle Breeze.
Theirs good many men in, this
here world thet's like cider-sweet when
yer fust meet 'cm, but the longer yer
know 'em the harder they git.=-zhe
Judge.
The man who tries to make "a two
thonsand-dollar salary fit four 'thous-
sand-dollar outlay generally winds up
the experiment in foreign cime.-
Philadelphia Call.
"A Chicago firm advertises:: "0hr
dancing slippers for young ladies are
simply immense" The Pittsburgh
Chronicle regards this as, a, complete
yindication for the paragraphers.
No dictionary-maker has Or ever
will have moral or legal right tn,spell
one ''sacque" and the other "back."
1t makes mans bacque ache 10 sec
how the English language is handled.
Sarah Jane-"Well. Aunt Gfuzer,
did you have a nice time at tho Bowl
ers'p" Aunt. Cruzer -"Nice time!
Well, it's the last time l. set foot in that
house. Why, when Il come Ia go they
didn't even say, whaI's rae. hurry. -
Harper's Ba.a9r.
Deeper. and deeper: DE Trow---
"How horribly that tenor 10 numbering
his anthen, Miss Clay,nore." Miss
Claymore--"That senoris my brother,
Ethelbcra Mr.. Ds. Trow." De Trow
| (glancing at his hymnal end turning
the leaves quickly)--'Why, how stmpid
of me, lthought he was singing Mozart's
"Halsalujah." Miss Clayton Qrigidly)
--"IAe'is. lid Bits.
-,Wnanimity.--
II clearly MUS put up joh,
He knew II all the while;
| And though he had to see rer home,
He did not like her style.
And when they parted ut tho gate,
| She muttered with u sighs
"I'll BIO at home to,morroW night"
He answered. $50 will J."
E. ID. Ward, IN LtJs.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-02-26
Blue EYES.

The lover asked, in the spring OF the year.
The color caught in the bosky dell,
Where the choicest forget-mo-nots do dwell"
"What makes your eyes so blue, my wife?'
The husband asked In the summer Of life.
'They show the hue Of the ocean deep,
Where your measureless love In my heart
keep"
t'What makes your eyes so bluey' quite low,
The father asked In the autumns glow.
S'Because the pure love of our children dear
Keeps them fresh and youthful from year to
year."
s'What makes your eyes so blue and brightw
The old man asked In the wintry night.
s' 'Tts because they reflect the heaven above,
Where we shall continue Our earthly love-"
4. Fired A. Hunt, In Chicago Ne,cs.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-02-26
Pretty Hard Luck.

"You say you have met with hard
luckp" she queried of the tramp who
stood ON the doorstep.
'Yes, indeed-very hard"
'What was itF'
"Why, ma'am, invested my last
three dollars in q lottery ticket and
never drew a blessed prize. All! II
you rich people only knew the misfor-
tunes Of the poor,'--Detroit Free frsss.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-02-26

President to account. Newspapers
have created an opinion for themselves
in the minds of the President and the
Senator by that performance George
Hope, in Brooklyn Eagle.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-02-26

another to the effect that Mr.. Daniel
Manning developed Grover Cleveland as
candidate for Governor at Syracuse, in
1882, and elected him to the Office.
Mr.. Manning controlled the Albany
delegation at that convention. The
delegates voted against Cleveland on
every ballot from first to last in that
convention-one man excepted, Rufus
w. Peckham, who insisted On voting for
him and who did it alone. The eleven
others voted for Slocum on every bal
lot, including the last, pursuant to u
promise Mr.. Manning made to
General Slocum in Albany before
the convention. Every daily in this
State had the ballots in it OnlSep-
tember 90, 1882. They will tell the
story. Yet nearly every daily will
continue the declaration which those
ballots confute to the end of time.
Journalism seems to be the calling
which is based on forgetfulness and in
spired by imagination, just as Sir
Ashley Cooper said medicine was based
on conjecture and improved by muir
der.
Again, just before Congress last met,
the report was well-nigh universal that
Senator Vest had raad the riot act to
President Cleveland about the suspen-
sion of District Attorney Benton, in
Missouri. Vest and Cleveland are
alive and are not given to lying. The
Senator did not say one word of the
kind ascribed to him. He paid his
respects to the President, as one man
to another. The incident of his visit
was accepted as sufficient basis OF
which to erect the superstructure o.
meadaoity that he had called tn
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-02-26

SIG Cdllc lIOIll. l. tuuIcSScu " 1cW Gas
ual remarks to her on the state of the
weather and her own personal appear
ance. She took possession of me at
once. When I left the store she fol-
lowed me home. Invited her in and
gave her good supper, which she
seemed to enjoy heartily.
After that her kindness and affection
knew no bounds. She was never hap
py, save in my society; and when left
the house for any length of time, which
l generally had to do surreptitiously,
she would rummage all over the estab-
lishmcnt, from garnet to cellar, explor-
ing even the most unlikely places, ap-
parently thinking might be concealed
under washtubs, on shelves, behind
trunks. anywhere, everywhere.
When ut last she reached the sad con-
viction that had really left the prem.
ises, she would hunt up some article Of
dress belonging to me, carry it to my
sanctum, scramble on to a table with II
in her mouth, and laying her head down
upon it, there wait till l come home,
Poor little Fidget! How loved that lit
tie dog!
We had christened her Fidget because
she was such restless little thing
There never was such q fy-about In thu
world. Now she would jump on chail
and bark out of the window at nothing
then she would made a dash at the cat
and roll her over and over, till she go
in rage and acted ugly, then Fidge
would give sharp bark and look at nj
tixedly for a few seconds, pretending
that she had never thought about tn
cat at all. II ! returned her glance sh
would begin to wag her tail, although
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23

The city legislators met in their
monthly session Monday evening. They
seemed to more than ordinarily desire to
do justice to men, and especially curtail
expenses for the city. The cause of this
earnest desire on their part is not of
course known. They only allowed c. C.
Waters Sc for surveying and determining
what the house numbers should be in
East Moline. II cost them about twenty
times as much in proportion for the rest
of the city. The refunding of the 49,
at par approved. The question is what
will they do with the money which will
be paid into the treasury shortly, for the
express purpose of paying these bonds?
We shall see. A struggle was made to
raise the mayors salary to $500 per an
mum which failed, and the incoming
chief executive will have to be satisfied
with the old ways, 5000 Someone will
be willing to sacrifice himself for that
price, sure. The office of water commis>
sioner was abolished and his clerical
duties imposed on the city clerk, who is
to receive $500 per annum. instead of
$500 as heretofore. The salary of city
attorney raised from $500 to 5000, and
to be paid extra for all legal business out
of the county. Alderman Kerns tried
to have him revise the ordinances for
his salary, but tailed That collapsed
sewer business came from the mayor like
dynamite bomb among the little camp
of sewer committee solons. who are
undoubtedly to blame for accepting the
| imperfect work, and for instructing the
masons not to pave, as it was
extra expense and not needed.
Their ignorance of how sewers should be
made will be an extra bill for the city,
but the city will pay of course. II is
liable for the acts of its agents. The
city attorney was instructed to fight
Herbert Thomas on that damage ques.
ton to the old stove company building,
till that torrid pace freezes over. or
words to that effect, when the council,
lors adjourned
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23

John S. Holland left for Minnesota
yesterday evening with a squad of land
seekers
Several useful articles were received by
the W. c. T. U. ladies yesterday. and SIS
in cash for the use of their cheap restau-
rant. A New England dinner next Fri
day.
/ had an extension granted, and will
not return my books before March 30.
Those who have not paid their taxes
will please call and do so before that
time. CHAs. REESE, Collector.
Lieut., Keesler is at work today He
had to remain at home for five weeks to
wait on his wife, who was affected with
semi paralysis, and a severe attack oil
neuralgia. She is at present slowly re-
covering
The Schubert quartette and company
at Y. M. c. A. hail, Moline, Thursday
evening, March Oath. The last on the
star course and the finest musical event
of the season. Street cars after the con.
cert. Reserved seats at Clendeuin,s drug
| store. so cents.
The nominations of the prohibitionists
are as follows: Mayor, w W Wells; city
attorney, Jos B Oakleaf; city clerk. J W
MCPHERSON, assessor, w II Edwards; col
lector. Robert Young; treasurer, Alberl
Wadsworth; supervisor, II L Builen
assistants, F II Williams, John Swanson
Aldermen-first ward. Samuel Gault
second, no nomination; third Peter Knee
berg; fourth, DIR Dunn; fifth, probably
| War;; sixth and seventh, vacant.
Iwould for the benefit of Sam Kennedy
say that the members of the Moline
Social club, of which was a member
and the treasurer, before my visit TO {
brother in Iowa. instructed me not t
pay Kennedy his bill, as it was decided
to be too much. did not run away
everybody knew | was going. and m!
family remained here during my absence
of about four months. The editorial j,
the Republican last evening, the peopl,
of this city all know is but the vaporing,
of rum -crazed brain, and as the pro
duction of an intellect shattered b,
whisky, not worth further notice. Dam
ages for defamation cannot be collected
of the institution.
T. Z. McLA#NEN,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23
CHANCERY NOTICE.

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
COUNTY OF RoCK Island,
In the Circuit Court Of said county. Illinois, May
Term. 1887.
Miles Joyce VS. Edmond Flaherty and Honen
Flaherty. In chancery.
Affidavit OF non residence Of the above defend.
ants, Edmond Flaherty AID Honcn Flaherty. hav.
ing been filed in the clerks office of the circuit
court Of said county, notice Is therefore hereby
given TO the said nonresident defendants that the
complainant has filed his bill of complaint in said
court, the chsncery side thereof on the $50 day
of March, 1887, ard that thereupon a summons is
sued out of said court, wherein said suit is now
pending. returnable the first Monday in the
month of May next, as is by law required.
Now, unless you. the said nonresident defend
| ants above named, shsll personally be and appeal
before said circuit court the first day Of the
term thereof, to be holden at Rock Island in and
| for the said county on the first Monday in May
| next. and plead answer or demur to the said COM
plainsnts bill of complaint, the and the mat
tiers and things therein charged and stated will b,
taken confessed, and decree entered agaius
yon acc )rding to the prayer OF said bill.
E. IL. BOWMAN. Jr., Clerk.
PLEAsASTs HURsT, Plaintiffs Attys.
Rock Island. ills, March IS 1857.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23
BOARDING HOUSE BLAZE.

Serious COnAasration In q Michigan
Mining Town - Several Roasted
Alive.
CHICAGO, March ga special from
Bessemer, Mich, says that fire broke
out at the Colby iron mine boarding
house early this morning which resulted
in serious loss of life. Ten bodies
have already been taken from the ruins
but the number OF persons roasted is moi
yet known. Several people were Sc
badly injured that they will die. Besse-
mer is a mining town of about 1905
inhabitants, situated six miles east OF
Ironwood, in Ortonogan comfy, Mich
igan.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23
Things Theatrical.

The sale of seats for the Robson &
Crane entertainment progressed at g
lively rate yesterday, and the most desir
able ones are now taken.
Mr.. E. E. Zimmerman. representing
James O'Neill's famous Monte Cristo Co.
was in the city today, making the ar
rangements for his great show. Tues
day, April 9th, is the date.
Charles L. Andrews Michael Strogof
and Minuet Carnival Co, appear al
Harper's theatre next Monday evening
March 2Sth, with Mr.. Edmund Collier in
the leading role.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23
CONDENSED NEWS.

B. o. Williams, one OF the founders Of
Owosso, Mich, in 1888. died Tuesday morn
ing.
NJ. D. Darlington, a grain merchant and
vessel-owner of Toledo, expired Tuesday at
Marseilles, France.
George Mann, Louisville. gambler, was
convicted Tuesday for the murder Of his
mistress, and sentenced to Imprisonment for
life
The wife Of A P. Luce, type-founder Of
Chicago, was granted divorce and $1,000
alimony, at Charlottesville, Indiana, Tues
day
services Tuesday in honor of John Robert
son, adjutant general of the state, whose fu-
neral took place in Detroit
The freight shipped eastward from Chi
cago last week was 81, 5 3 tons, gain Of
il, 1858 tons over the same week of 1885 The
Pacific roads are overburdened with through
traffic
H. B. Hutchins, one of the faculty of the
law department of Michi Jan university, has
accepted the senior professorship Of law at
Cornell university, with salary Of So, 800
per annum.
Archie Wilson, the keeper Of a notorious
saloon in Chicago, whose license was revoked
by the mayor, has obtained from Judge
Tuley a temporary injunction against police
interference with his business. His license
will expire April 80.
| Lawrence Barrett, after being harrassed
| by attachments in five northwestern towns,
has instructed Col Ingersoll to bring suit
| against the officers of the American exchange
for $50 900 damages for malicious prosecu-
| ton
On the petition of County attorney Bliss,
Judge Tuley mas ordered the chief officers of
Cook county, IlliLois, to show cause by Tues,
| day next why the expenses of the various de-
partments should not be- reduced 2o per
| cent
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23
Malignant Scarlet Fever.

NoRwALk, Ohio, March 23-Norwalk is
thoroughly alarmed over a most malignant
form of scarlet fever raging here. Over a
dozen cases are reported in the immediate
vicinity of the colored church, and the rapid
spread of it is believed to be due to few
scholars attending school while in the early
stages Of the disease The board of health is
taking active measures to quarantine against
it, and houses containing cases are placarded.
Sunday a communication from the board OF
health was read in each church, advising
congregations to remain away from funerals
of persons dy ing with fever
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
County of Rock Island,
In the County Court to the March FERN, A. d.
1887.
To all persons concerned: A public notice is
hereby given, that the undersigned. guardian of
Henry Fitzgibbons, minor child Of John Fitzgib
bons deceased. has filed in the office OF the clerk
OF the county court Of Rock Island county state
of Illinois, petition for order for the sale Of
the undivided one-sixih O-Gl Of the following
described real estate. t9-wit: Southeast one.
quarter % Of the southeast ona-qaartcr "a of
section No. tN enty-eght (SSl, and northeast one
quarter (4l OF the northeast one-quarter "a Of
section No thirty three t33), all in township No.
nineteen 19l. range two east Of the fourth (4thl
principal meridian situated, lying and being in
the county Of Rock Island and state of Illinois,
and that said petition will be heard on the first
day OF the April term, which is the third Mon
day Of April, A ID. 1887, at which time and ulace
you can appear and object TO said petition II you
see 6t so TO do. Nm. McESIRY,
mar % 3w Guardian of Henry Fitzgibb0ns
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23

STATE OF ILLINOIS.
Rock ISLAND COUNTY,
To the Nay Term. 4. d, 1887, OF the Circuit
Court In ChancJy.
Ebert Olney Dillon. Celia C. Wright, Eliza
l.. Stanley, Emma Il Wells and Nellie L
Swecker and Arthur Swecker, by William NJ
Benefel, their next friend, Jacob White
man, Elizabeth Gorton. EuTaGia g. Gorton, John
s. Gorton, Truman b. Gorton, Nellie Gorton,
Belle l.. Gorton, and the unknown heirs and de-
yisees Of Jacob Whi:eman. deceased Bill TO
quiet title, etc
To the above named nonresident defendants,
Truman B. Gorton, Jacob Whteman and the un-
known heirs and deyisees Of Jacob Wbiteman, de
ceased. Notice is hereby given to you that the
above named compliments have filed in said court
their bill of complaint against you on the chance
ny side of said court; that & summons in chancery
has been issued in said cause against you returna
BILE TO the next term of said circuit court, to be be
gun and holden at the court house. in the city Of
Rock Island. in said county. on the first Monday
Of May, A. D. 1887, at which time and place yen
can appear and plead.answer or demur TO said bill
of complaint if you see fit.
r. H. BOWMAN. Jr.
Clerk Of said Court
SWEENEY & WALKER, CGmplts Solrs.
Dated at Rock Island, III. March %. 1887.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23

CHICAGO, March 23.-Jacob Kuehler went
to the Twenty-second Street Police station,
Tuesday, and in an excited minner said he
wanted to be arrested for killing Wirth,
who mysteriously disappeared week or two
ago. He said the mans body would he
found at certain place in the Chicago
river. The police dragged the place and
sure enough found corpse, but it was not
Wirth, nor has it been identified yet. The
man was about 80 years old AMI had on a
black coat, blue trousers, blue shirt, and
yellow necktie. This deepens the mystery,
and the question is, how did Kuehler know
the BODY was there9
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23
Insure Your Property

with J. E. Loosely s Co., Successors to
Hayes g. Cleaveland) general insurance
agents. Fire, tornado, cargo. life and
accident insurance policies written at
lowest rates given by any reliable COM
pany. Ocean steamship passage tickets
for sale. Office removed to No. 171S
seeopd avenue, RaE! deer esat Of Nc
IntiFp & Go;
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23

Barney McCabe, the faithful Waterman
at the Rock Island Lumber and Manu>
featuring Co. wears a broad gagged
smile today, over the arrival of new
son at his house. Twenty-onc years
from today Barney says he will vote the
democratic ticket
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23
yuma.

The Yuma republicans are rabid
set. They are out in call for caucuses
to nominate straight ticket for towr
offices. Most of the townships do moi
draw party lines close on town elections
but Yuma is an exception to the rule
No wonder, Bill Payne lives there.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23
Baptizing.

Some colored brother with compassion
in his soul, was down on the levee at
Eighth street on Sunday, immersing re-
pentant sinners and shouting glory
hallelujahp 1t was cold bath in a
GOOD cause
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23
Held Memorial Services.

LANSING, Mich, March 23--The legisla-
ture Tuesday held memorial services in
honor of the late Adj. Gen John Robertson,
who was buried at Detroit that day. Both
houses will adjourn from April to G. the
object being to enable members to take a
hand in the prohibition campaign. The
senate passed a bill creating the Office of as
81 slant deputy attorney general.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23

Chemical company, of New YORK and Chi
cage, has suspended payment in consequence
of its financial relations with w. f. Law
ton, the ..absconding fertilizer merchant.
Both companies may pull through all right
if anything is realized from Lawton's prop
erty when it is Strengthened out from ii,
ureseut tanCle
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March Ex-senator
Sherman spoke Tuesday evening in favor Of
protection The proprietor of the hotel
where the senator first stopped refused to
allow delegation of colored men to he re
ceived in the senator's rooms. Senator Sher
man Immediately paid his bill and went to
another hotel
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23

Street Commissioner Mccarthy has his
brigade ont for spring work. They were
making Market square. leok as neat sc a
pin yesterday. Mac always does q
little diminishing just before election.